Podcast | Feature Read: A Deep Dive Into AI: The Digital Tools Entering Quick Lube

AI solutions help detect discrepancies, improve security, and provide valuable data insights, enabling shops to optimize operations and enhance customer satisfaction.
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As more auto service businesses are met with AI tools in the market, NOLN chats with the companies behind two leading platforms about what they seek to offer quick lube shops. One of the firms uses existing shop cameras to monitor vehicle entry, service times, and technician activity to boost efficiency. The other handles customer calls, texts, and emails, allowing technicians to focus on service while maintaining high customer engagement during and after hours.

This article originally appeared on NOLN.net on June 26, 2026.

Read by Brittany Duncan 

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Kacey Frederick

Assistant Editor

Kacey Frederick joined as the assistant editor of NOLN in 2023 after graduating from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith with a bachelor’s in English and a minor in philosophy. The grandchild of a former motorcycle repair shop owner, he’s undergone many trials and tribulations with vehicles. Now the proud owner of a reliable 2011 Toyota Camry, he works to represent those in the service industry that keep him and so many others safely rolling on.

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